See how the federal sequester could affect you

February 27, 2013

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5. Pain down the Pentagon supply chain

Defense-dependent states such as Virginia, Texas and Connecticut will be particularly hard-hit. In Virginia, for example, 90,000 civilian Defense Department workers could be furloughed. In Texas, that number is 52,000 — costing employees an estimated $274.8 million in lost pay. Modernization, maintenance and demolition projects at military facilities could be put on hold or canceled — an estimated $233 million in Texas Army spending alone. The Navy plans to reduce procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter and cancel Blue Angels Shows in Corpus Christi and Fort Worth. Some defense contractors already are laying off workers because of coming cuts in Pentagon outlays.

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5. Pain down the Pentagon supply chain

Defense-dependent states such as Virginia, Texas and Connecticut will be particularly hard-hit. In Virginia, for example, 90,000 civilian Defense Department workers could be furloughed. In Texas, that number is 52,000 — costing employees an estimated $274.8 million in lost pay. Modernization, maintenance and demolition projects at military facilities could be put on hold or canceled — an estimated $233 million in Texas Army spending alone. The Navy plans to reduce procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter and cancel Blue Angels Shows in Corpus Christi and Fort Worth. Some defense contractors already are laying off workers because of coming cuts in Pentagon outlays.